Author Archives: provref

Of Being Forgiven Much

What is my estimate of myself? What is your estimate of yourself? Is it high? Is it low? How can I both see myself as lowly and…

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Of Questioning God

Why? How? When? All of us who know the Lord have questions for him. But are they OK? Is it right to question God? Interestingly, the answer…

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Of Spiritual Warfare and Spiritual Armor

Many in the faith are drawn to the mystical, the dramatic, the spectacular. Seldom do we see this more than when we discuss issues of spiritual warfare.…

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Of Love and Law

How dare you tell someone what they can and cannot do with their own body? How dare you tell someone that their desires are either acceptable or…

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Of Scapegoats and the Reality of Sin

For most modern Americans, reading a text like Leviticus is strange. We see so much about sacrifices and offerings, food restrictions and dress codes. Many people shut…

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Don’t Bow to Overthrown Gods

HEAR journaling is a method some of us at PRC use to help us to take a passage from our daily Bible reading and give it extra…

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What is Revival?

From Steven Lawson’s commentary on Psalm 85: On July 8, 1734, Jonathan Edwards stepped into the pulpit to preach his now famous sermon, “Sinners in the Hands…

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Waldron – A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith — A Review

Waldron, Samuel E. A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, 5th ed. Leyland, England: Evangelical Press, 2016. What do you believe? What does your church…

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A New Exposition of the London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689 edited by Rob Ventura — A Review

Ventura, Rob, ed. A New Exposition of the London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689. Ross-Shire, United Kingdom: Mentor, 2022. Knowing and explaining what we believe is vital…

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The Directness or Kindness Dilemma

Proverbs 26:4–5 4 Answer not a fool according to his folly,lest you be like him yourself.5 Answer a fool according to his folly,lest he be wise in…

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